Kansas Board of Regents
| Formation | July 1, 1925 |
|---|---|
| Purpose | educational oversight |
| Headquarters | 1000 SW Jackson Street Suite 520 Topeka, Kansas, U.S. |
| Membership | 32 public institutions |
President & CEO | Blake Flanders |
Chairman | Jon Rolph |
| Website | www |
The Kansas Board of Regents is a body consisting of nine members that governs six state universities in the U.S. state of Kansas. In addition to these six universities, it also supervises and coordinates nineteen community colleges, five technical colleges, six technical schools and a municipal university. Refer to the list of colleges and universities for details on the individual schools.
Member selection
The Kansas Board of Regents has nine members, each of whom is appointed by the Governor of Kansas. Each board member also serves on various committees that address higher education issues.[1]
Schools governed by the Board of Regents
The Kansas Board of Regents oversees 33 institutions, one of which is an independent municipal university.[2]
Public universities
| Institution | Location (main campus) |
Founded | Joined KBOR | Full-time Equivalency Enrollment (fall 2022)[3] | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emporia State University | Emporia | 1863 | 1925 | 3,464 | Matt Baker |
| Fort Hays State University | Hays | 1902 | 8,146 | Tisa Mason | |
| Kansas State University | Manhattan | 1863 | 16,925 | Richard Linton | |
| Pittsburg State University | Pittsburg | 1903 | 5,006 | Thomas Newsom | |
| University of Kansas | Lawrence | 1865 | 23,779 | Doug Girod | |
| University of Kansas Medical Center | Kansas City | 2,904 | |||
| Wichita State University | Wichita | 1895 | 1964 | 11,798 | Richard Muma |
| Total enrollment (2025) | 72,816 | ||||
Municipal universities
| Institution | Location | Founded | Joined KBOR | Full-time Equivalency Enrollment (fall 2025)[3] | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washburn University[a] | Topeka | 1865 | 1999 | 4,834 | JuliAnn Mazachek |
| Washburn Institute of Technology[b] | 1964 (merged with Washburn in 2008) | 1,271 | |||
| Total enrollment (2025) | 6,105 | ||||
Public community and technical colleges
Notes
References
- ^ "Kansas Board of Regent Members". Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
- ^ List of Universities and Colleges governed by KBOR Archived October 16, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b c "Fall enrollment increases for third consecutive year for Kansas public higher education system". October 1, 2025. Retrieved October 22, 2022.
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"Kansas Board of Regents social media rules imperil free speech," Kansas City Star, December 20, 2013.